Fisher was rumored to be in Oklahoma City this week working on a potential deal, but team sources adamantly denied that. But there are these things called phones. Two league sources confirm to me that the Thunder have been in contact with Fisher the past few days to talk about a potential return.

After trading away Eric Maynor at the deadline, the Thunder don’t want to carry just two point guards into the playoffs and with Fisher available, it really made quite a bit of sense to bring him back in. He’s got a familiarity with the team and is likely very willing to accept a deep bench role as a security option in case of emergency.

I highly, highly doubt this is a move that impacts Reggie Jackson’s role in any way. Fisher will be a locker room presence and someone reliable if there’s an injury or issue. With an open roster slot and only two point guards under contract, it’s unwise to head into the playoffs wishing you had something else.

Fisher, 38, appeared in nine games with the Mavericks this season before seeking a release from the team.

So do you guys think that K-Mart has given a verbal agreement to Presti, which is why he wasn't traded (as justin suggests) or that Presti is willing to let K-mart go because he believes in Lamb and the draft picks and/or is willing to sign someone else in FA?

@[censored] I agree. We don't give him enough credit for being a very efficient scorer and 3point shooter all without 'I need to handle the ball" issues. Good passer too. Just wish he could guard someone.

@[censored] Obviously, I'm not disagreeing with the numbers, but financially I'm not sure the ownership is willing go into the tax for him. Just like making up for Harden by getting better in other areas, I expect a similar approach with Martin. Replacing him to Lamb (assuming Lamb becomes a consistent deep threat) replaces the majority of his value - though certainly not all of it. If we then can presume improvement from Ibaka, Jones, and a Thabeet replacement, our overall play shouldn't fall off. We're not going to turn everyone into stars, but peripheral improvements can have a significant overall effect.

@ICan'tGetNoSatisfaction Of the two, I'm guessing the latter. If K-Mart had given a verbal agreement, and Presti wanted to keep him, the extension would have already been signed. Neither Presti nor K-Mart are stupid. If we win the championship with help from K-Mart, some team will significantly overpay. K-Mart would be silly to make a promise when he's main goal is the next contract. Presti likewise has no use for a verbal agreement. If K-Mart doesn't think enough to sign an extension, Presti has to presume he won't stay regardless of what is said.

At this point, it seems more likely we let him walk than sign him to a significant extension. He's still very efficient, but his role isn't huge. Lamb has shown some promise, and any knockdown shooter would replace much of K-Mart's impact. Financially, it just makes more sense to develop cheap backups to improve the bench.

@f5alcon@D_Fish's_6th_Ring In the playoffs I'll be very surprised if Thabeet plays at all (with or without fisher). Perk and Ibaka will start, we'll play a lot of small ball with one of them at center and Collison will be the back-up big.

I'm sure Brooks will insit on playing Fisher 20 minutes a night and will probably not play reggie at all in the playoffs, but ideally Fisher should be played a few mins in the first half as a floor spacer and a few mins at the end of tight games to handle the ball, make good decisions and allow Westbrook/Durant to play off the ball.

@[censored]@Lost OnesI listed some bargain free agent guys earlier today from last years free agent class. There will be bargains to be had on the market if you play your cards right. Dallas got 2 of them last offseason. Not sure if Presti is willing to play that game or not.

I think Presti didn't trade him because there were no viable deals available. Martin makes a LOT of money, and teams with good players were reticent to take back extra salary. Add in that we will be close to the tax next year, and I can't see Presti taking back ANY future salary unless it was someone on a great contract. But again, players on great contracts wouldn't be traded for an expiring, and wouldn't be making enough for the salaries to match in a trade.

Think about this for a second. Atlanta had all but said they wouldn't resign Smith, a much better player than Martin, and put him on the market. They couldn't receive a single viable trade offer without taking back bad players on bad contracts. If the Hawks couldn't get a reasonable deal for a near-elite player like Smith on an expiring deal, what would another team have honestly traded for K-Mart?

@jthefrank Actually, the Fisher stuff is pretty objective. 35% from the floor and 32% from three during the regular season for a bad defender is a train wreck. Better in the playoffs up to I believe 42% and 37.5% - but still a bad defender.

@jthefrank Fisher was a train wreck in the regular season last year. He was marginally better in the playoffs playing with all our best players. Reggie doesn't have to be any good to match a 38 year old Fisher.

Iverson hasn't played in the NBA in years, and wasn't any good the last time he played. I see no value in him whatsoever.